Chapter 1016 The Agonizing Wait


    J prayed that nothing bad would happen to Brandon.


    The only thing that she wanted to do now was to see Brandon right away.


    "Can wend now?" She asked as she looked at the pilot.


    The pilot looked embarrassed as he replied, "There aren''t any airports around here. The roads


    aren''t wide enough either, sonding here won''t be safe. The only ce we can go to is the


    emergencynding site."


    "Okay. I won''t make things hard for you." J nodded and didn''t say anything more.


    However, she was already on the verge of breaking down. She felt as if a century had passed in the


    few minutes that she waited for the helicopter tond.


    "Let''s go to the emergencynding site first, Mrs. Larson. I''m sure Mr. Larson will be fine. His


    bodyguards are with him, and he won''t be harmed as long as they''re around," Mesue said, trying to


    comfort J. She didn''t know anything else to say to make J feel better.


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    "Don''t worry, Mesue; I''m fine. You can have a rest first." J nervously sat back in her seat after


    patting Mesue''s shoulder.


    With that, the helicopter headed for the nearestnding site.


    Derek sat next to J. She was resting her elbows on herp and covering her face with her


    hands. She had been silent the whole time since she sat back down.


    "Are you crying?" Derek cautiously asked as he lowered his head to get a closer look.


    However, J shot him a re as he did so. "Go away. I am not in the mood to talk."


    At that point, she knew she wouldn''t be able to hold back her tears any longer.


    "I know I shouldn''t say this, but..." Derek trailed off. "You should know that when Brandon chose to


    use his car to stop the convertible, he expected this would happen."


    "Do you think I''m an idiot? Of course I know that," J said through gritted teeth. She felt even


    worse.


    Brandon must''ve known that she wouldn''t leave Mesue behind, so he took the risk to stop the car.


    Eventually, the helicopter arrived at the emergencynding site.


    As soon as J got off the helicopter, she began calling Brandon.


    However, Brandon''s phone was off. She couldn''t get through to him.


    "Why is it off?!" she eximed in frustration. "Answer the phone, Brandon!"


    Mesue then approached her and exined, "They sent me a message saying that Mr. Larson had


    already sent to the hospital. Don''t worry, Mrs. Larson. The car didn''t explode."


    "Really?" J''s eyes went wide. "Brandon must''ve been seriously injured. He would definitely


    answer his phone if he was okay."


    Mesue looked embarrassed as she said, "Please calm down, Mrs. Larson. Let''s just go to the


    hospital to see what''s going on."


    J hurriedly nodded. Every passing second was torturous for her now.


    Derek keptforting her in the taxi, but his attempts to calm her down didn''t work.


    "Derek, thank you forforting me. I really appreciate it," J said as she rubbed her forehead


    with one hand and leaned her elbow against the ss window. "But I can''t focus on what you''re


    saying when I''m not sure whether Brandon is safe or not."


    Derek couldn''t help but feel bad for her. He had never seen such a painful, helpless look in J''s


    eyes.


    She had always left a beautiful, gentle impression on him.


    He put a hand on his aching chest.


    Derek didn''t really like Brandon, but at that moment he hoped that he would survive.


    The dull atmosphere was interrupted by a ringing phone. It was a call from Brandon.


    As soon as J saw the caller ID, she immediately answered and said, "Brandon, are you okay?"


    "I''m fine. Are you on your way to the hospital?" Brandon asked, seemingly a little tired.


    "I''m almost there. Wait for me, okay?" J said in a panic. "I thought something bad happened


    when I saw smokeing out of your car. Are you sure you''re not injured?"


    "Yes, I''m sure." Brandon chuckled. He was moved by how worried J was for his well-being.


    "I had to turn the car and then identally hit the tree, but the damage wasn''t that serious. I and the


    person sitting in the passenger seat were both slightly injured. Anyway, I''ll wait for you in the


    hospital."


    "Are you sure you''re not injured?" J bit her lip. She was worried that he was only sugarcoating


    what had happened. "If I arrive at the hospital and find out that you''re seriously injured, I—" "I''m


    not," Brandon cut her off, trying tofort her as he whispered, "I''m really fine. Don''t worry."


    With that, J hung up the call and rushed to the hospital.


    It was raining heavily outside, but regardless of that, she went out of the car and plunged herself


    into the rain.


    When she ran into the hospital, she was soaking wet.


    Despite that, she went to the room where Brandon was confined in and pushed the door open.


    As soon as she saw Brandon lying on the bed, she immediately rushed over and hugged him—


    burying herself in his arms as she sobbed. At that point, she didn''t know whether the droplets of


    water that ran down her cheeks were her tears or just rainwater.